Add 360° clips to standard Final Cut Pro projects

You can add 360° clips to a standard rectilinear project. When you export the rectilinear project, the 360° clips are converted to rectilinear clips (which are not navigable by the viewing audience). However, you can create the effect of cinematic camera moves with 360° clips by animating tilts, pans, and rolls (or create interesting “tiny planet” effects) before you export.

Make sure the 360° clips have the correct 360° metadata tags in the Final Cut Pro browser.

Field of View: Adjust the amount of the 360° scene that is shown. To widen the field of view, drag the slider to the right. To narrow the field of view, drag the slider to the left.

You can use one orientation (camera angle) for the entire duration of a 360° clip, or you can animate changes to the orientation over time to create the effect of cinematic camera moves. See Add video effect keyframes in Final Cut Pro.

Important: Changes to the orientation settings affect the orientation of output media files.

You can edit the 360° clips in a rectilinear project the same way you edit standard clips. When you finish editing your rectilinear project, you can share the project using any share method. The output from any 360° clips included in the project is flat (just like any other standard rectilinear video).